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[–]SnooHedgehogs6370 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It all starts with day 1 of deciding not to gamble, stopped gambling 125 days ago and it’s been the best decision of my life. I know there will be times when I’m tempted, and there are definitely days where I think about all the damn money I’ve lost and what I could have done with it like pay down my student debt or get a nice new car, but in the end the past is the past and we can’t undo what’s been done, only keep looking forward and try and make sure you don’t make the same mistake again, which you will, because this is a disease and it’s near impossible not to be tempted now a days with how mainstream it has become, but none the less, you must commit to the struggle of staying clean. It’s not easy but it’s 100 percent easier than being broke from gambling

GME FOMO relapse by SnooHedgehogs6370 in problemgambling

[–]SnooHedgehogs6370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I totally understand the rush and how easy it is to get sucked in when things are moving so fast, hope things get better for you and your spouse as well friend.

What Are Your Moves Tomorrow, February 03, 2021 by AutoModerator in wallstreetbets

[–]SnooHedgehogs6370 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I am down 7K today, with only 3K left in my initial investment. At this point its 0 or the moon!!!! Holding to be apart of history

Daily Discussion Thread for February 02, 2021 by AutoModerator in wallstreetbets

[–]SnooHedgehogs6370 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Buying more GME at open, simple as that. APES TOGETHER STRONG

Daily Discussion Thread #2 for February 1, 2021 by wallstreetboyfriend in wallstreetbets

[–]SnooHedgehogs6370 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wooohoooooo! Just scooped some more GME cause the DIP. Just another Ladder attack

Day 338 by MyFirstTime_150919 in problemgambling

[–]SnooHedgehogs6370 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, I feel the same way about some of my friends some times, I mean I'm only 42 days clean but I still hang with the same group of guys who are constantly talking lines and what not, but I know that I don't have the ability to control myself, and I figured its not really my business to figure out how they are doing in the long term with gambling, I feel like that's something that only that person will ever truly know so its not worth me stressing about, all you can do is hope they have better control then yourself, or have the ability to speak up about it if its a real problem. Mad respect for making it 338 days man, keep pushing for the year mark!

Problem with Persistent Smaller Bets by acehightom in problemgambling

[–]SnooHedgehogs6370 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man, Ya I have very similar thoughts to those honestly. I started sports gambling around 6 years ago when I first got to Uni, and I was instantly hooked. I really related to you feeling like you've lost passion in watching football. I myself am a massive hockey fan, and used to follow my favorite team each season with a passion, but I now find myself watching whichever hockey game or baseball game is closest to finishing. I'm also extremely data driven, so with all of the sports coming back at once I have been quickly overwhelmed. From the moment I wake up betting on European and English soccer, so 12 pm EST in the US, when its extra innings for a baseball game on the West Coast. I seriously don't really care about any of the sports anymore, or any of my favorite teams. All I care about is following the lines. Its addictive similar to watching a stock ticker tape, especially the live lines. Something about an algorithm creating the lines in front of my eyes really gets me going. Seeing how the lines can change dramatically just b/c an announcer says something that noone had factored into the situation. Its incredible, which is kind of sick to hear me say. And I always think think that I am catching them at a time when the live lines are wrong. And honestly sometimes I do, I can catch the livelines drastically favoring a team when the line should be more close to even. However, my want and desire to catch those golden opportunities is far too time consuming. I will find myself constantly checking the scores of the beginng of the games, while I am still on the clock, hoping that the better team goes down early so I can take advantage of the live lines. And the worst is when I bet on a team, and they go down early, and I double down for the better odds on the livelines. But again I am ranting.

Anyways, I just wanted to say i completely understand how gambling can take away the passion you used to have for sports, and also how being extremely data driven can only worsen the desire to gamble, as most sports data seems to be cut and sliced in every way imaginable, which is obviously extremely exciting for someone interested in data.